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Plant biodiversity, vegetation structure and provisioning services in rainforest, traditional and industrial oil palm cultivation systems in Liberia, West Africa

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Oil palm is native to the west African forest, where industrial production is expanding. We assessed differences in plant biodiversity, vegetation structure and provisioning services across 54 forest, community agriculture and oil palm plots in Sinoe County, Liberia.
Cicely A. M. Marshall   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Please list your favourite …”: How to measure online plant knowledge as a component of plant awareness

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Plant awareness disparity is a widespread phenomenon in modern societies. It erroneously implies that plants are not necessary for humans. Understanding what plants people know and can describe is crucial for evaluating one of four central aspects of plant awareness disparity.
Renata Sõukand   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards the sustainability of African sandalwood: Understanding the distribution and environmental requirements

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African sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata) leaves, roots, barks, fruits, and woods are used for multiple purposes throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe. The species is threatened in several eastern African countries. To improve the species' management and conservation, a habitat suitability study was undertaken in its at‐risk region in eastern Africa and ...
Jane Gachambi Mwangi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging biodiversity and ecosystem services through useful plant species

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Global change endangers the terrestrial vegetation that sustains us. Therefore, policymakers need to make informed decisions about what and where to protect. However, with limited resources, we must decide whether to protect the intrinsic value of plants or their value to humans. Protecting both is possible.
Nina Obiar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How safe are peat‐free growing media? An exploration of plant pathogen risks to the horticultural industry and recommendations for risk mitigation

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The UK's horticultural industry is shifting from reliance on unsustainable peat‐based growing media to products that contain alternative constituents, including coir, bark, wood fibre and composted green waste. Some peat‐alternatives carry an elevated risk of harbouring plant pathogens, including the potential to introduce novel pathogens from overseas,
Audrey M. Litterick   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weed control in lucerne

open access: yesProceedings of the New Zealand Weed Control Conference, 1956
openaire   +3 more sources

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